Permission to Communicate my Health Information Electronically
Our office is pleased to inform that we now participate in a health information exchange. As you may be aware, health information exchanges allow for electronic communication and access to your electronic medical record. This electronic access,
in turn, supports opportunities for improved continuity of care by physicians and other healthcare personnel who are involved inyour care. Most important is that health information exchanges create a means by which healthcare data may be accessed in ashorter period than has been traditionally the case with paper records.
Participation in the health information exchange could give your healthcare provider access to critical information such as your home address, past medical history, surgical history, hospitalizations, family history, social history, vital signs, immunizations, allergies, chronic medical conditions, previous and current medications, laboratory and radiology test results. Of course, your privacy protections through HIPAA would remain and providers will be expected to access information consistent with these rules.